Brilliant Farah maintains domination with epic 10,000m win

<p>Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport's annals.</p>Mo Farah launched the World Athletics Championships in scintillating fashion on Friday with another consummate 10,000 metres triumph that further embellished his claim to being the greatest distance racer in the sport's annals.

Athletics - Farah says British media trying to destroy his achievements - Britain's Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said the British media were trying to destroy his achievements and repeated that he was a clean athlete during an emotional outburst on Sunday.

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said the British media were trying to destroy his achievements and repeated that he was a clean athlete during an emotional outburst on Sunday.

Britain's Olympic and world champion Mo Farah said the British media were trying to destroy his achievements and repeated that he was a clean athlete during an emotional outburst on Sunday.

"It's like I have achieved what I have achieved and you are trying to destroy it," he told reporters. "You guys, so many times towards me, you have been unfair. I don't know why."

Farah won silver in Saturday's 5,000 meters at the World Athletics Championships -- his final track race of a career in which he won two successive Olympic 10,000 and 5,000 gold medal doubles.

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Mo Farah launches astonishing attack on media - 'You're trying to destroy everything I have achieved '. 01:24. Not mentioned were his two missed drugs tests before the 2012 Olympics, the failure of a British Athletics doctor to properly record his use of a restricted substance before the

Retiring Great British athlete Mo Farah has attacked the media , saying some of its members tried to ' destroy ' his achievements . Farah said : "History doesn’t lie. “What I achieved over the years, people are proud of me.

The 34-year-old, who was born in Somalia and moved to Britain at the age of eight, has also won three world titles each in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.

In February, Farah's coach Alberto Salazar denied administering banned supplements to his athletes and issued a firm rebuttal of what he said were false allegations against him in a British newspaper.

The Sunday Times had reported that Salazar had used prohibited infusions of supplements to improve the performance of his runners, citing what the newspaper said was a leaked United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) report.

Farah has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

"It's like a broken record repeating myself," said Farah when the subject was brought up on Sunday. "If I have crossed the line, and Mo Farah has done something wrong, then prove it."

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Mo Farah has accused sections of the media of trying to " destroy " his legacy over his relationship with his coach Alberto Salazar. "So many times, you guys have been unfair to me," said Farah .

Mo Farah launched a fierce attack on the media for trying to “ destroy ” his achievements less than 24 hours after ending his track career with a silver medal in the World Athletics Championships 5,000m, with the long-distance runner beating his chest in a press conference on Sunday morning while tears

"You can write what you like but I'm a clean athlete... and I sleep well at night, loving my kids, hugging my kids, showing (them) what's right. That's all that counts."

Farah, speaking calmly but looking exasperated, said his achievements spoke for themselves.

"History doesn't lie -- everybody's proud of me," he said.

"The fact is, I work hard at what I do and I achieve (it) through hard work... putting my balls on the line, year after year, and delivering for my country, and for the people out there."

"I'm going to still keep fighting, keep working, making my country proud," said Farah, who will now concentrate on running marathons. "I am proud to be British and put my GB vest on and do it for my country."

(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Clare Fallon)

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— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) August 4, 2017. Their success has not come without scrutiny and Farah – who will retire from the track at the end of the month to focus on road I’ve achieved what I have achieved – you’re trying to destroy it. “You have to educate the right people to say what’s fair.

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